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kegger · 07-20-09

wont be able to check til i get home but if that is the case what do i have to do? new mobo and psu?

kegger · 07-20-09

ok i guys i just got home. it fired right up, ran about an hour then restarted

Vespa125125 · 07-20-09

i would say its your psu or ram. although most likely your psu, ive had this problem before

kegger · 07-20-09

i tried overclocking it last week. temps never got out of line. but i did take the overclock off the day before this started

TwoCables · 07-22-09

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Originally Posted by kegger

ok i guys i just got home. it fired right up, ran about an hour then restarted

Did you try what StretchNuts suggested? His quote is below so you don't have to scroll to re-read it:

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Originally Posted by StretchNuts

could also be that the power plug to your mobo was arcing and burnt one of the connectors. unplug your 24-pin and make sure none of the connectors inside the plug, and your mobo are black.

I'm not speaking from experience, however, I would say that it's very important to check.

You see, by having it plugged halfway in, I see the possibility of permanent electrical damage to something. It could be the power supply, the motherboard, the CPU, the memory, the GPU, or all of those things. Or, it could just be that the plug or the power port is damaged from this.

If you know of anyone who's good with electrical and electronics (or one or the other), then have them check your rig as soon as your schedule will allow. Otherwise, you should just RMA whatever you can.

kegger · 07-22-09

UPDATE::::

did a system restor on my computer and it ran fine for a day or so then i came home today and it started the restart thing again. i pulled everything out and interchanged it. everything seemed good til i got it down to either HD or ram. i took my ram out and put another "working" set into the mobo and it was doin the restart thing. so i thought ok HD issue. so i took my ram and put it into my other computer and it started restarting too! i took the ram out and put the "working" ram in along with my HD and it works flawlessly.

so this leads me to the conclusion that not only is my ram bad but so is my mobo.

so what now

TwoCables · 07-23-09

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Originally Posted by kegger

UPDATE::::

did a system restor on my computer and it ran fine for a day or so then i came home today and it started the restart thing again. i pulled everything out and interchanged it. everything seemed good til i got it down to either HD or ram. i took my ram out and put another "working" set into the mobo and it was doin the restart thing. so i thought ok HD issue. so i took my ram and put it into my other computer and it started restarting too! i took the ram out and put the "working" ram in along with my HD and it works flawlessly.

so this leads me to the conclusion that not only is my ram bad but so is my mobo.

so what now

What works flawlessly? The other computer?

kegger · 07-24-09

yes the other comp works fine. mine is currently working fine as well. it will work fine sometimes for hours and then start the reboot cycle

That_guy3 · 07-24-09

SOunds to me like a PSU issue

TwoCables · 07-24-09

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Originally Posted by kegger

yes the other comp works fine. mine is currently working fine as well. it will work fine sometimes for hours and then start the reboot cycle

Then did you do what StretchNuts suggested?

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